Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....Jenkins to trustees, 1881 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Land Records William H. JENKINS to deacons & trustees of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church, deed of bargain & sale, 2a., Jerusalem, 10 Mar 1881 [margin note] Examd Delivered to A T Stephenson This Deed, made the 10th. day of March in the year Eighteen hundred and Eighty one between William H. Jenkins of the County of Southampton in the State of Virginia of the first part, and John Bowers Irvin Crumpler Geo C Holmes Charles B Crumpler. Charles C Joyner (Deacons) Dr Jno.C. Griffin and Alfred .T. Stephenson (Trustees) for the Baptist Church known as Tucker Swamp Baptist Church in the County of Southampton and State of Virginia. of the second part, Witnesseth, That in consideration of the sum of one cent, and in the further consideration of the love good will and friendly regard which the said Wm.H. Jenkins has for the said church, the said William H. Jenkins do grant, with general warranty, unto the said John Bowers, Irvin Crumpler Geo .C. Holmes Chas.B. Crumpler Cas M Joyner, Dr Jno.C. Griffin and Alfred .T. Stephenson Trustees for the aforesaid Tucker Swamp Baptist Church situated as aforesaid. all that lot or parcel of land situated in the County of Southampton and State of Virginia. bounded and described as follows, commencing on in the County Road leading from Zuni to Branches Bridge. at corner on the lot or parcel of land belonging to the aforesaid Tucker Swamp Baptist Church thence a line alongside lot to a postoak a point on Jno C Griffin, thence a line of marked Trees back to the said County Road to a marked pine tree a corner on the said Jno C Griffin, thence along said County Road to the corner on the lot belonging to the aforesaid Church, it being the point of begining, containing Two acres more or less, and the said lot or parcel of land is triangularly shaped, It is covenanted that this lot of two acres more or less is to be used solely for the benefit of the aforesaid Church, for a cemitary, or burrying Grond, or for any other purpose which in the judgement of the Trustees aforesaid or their successors, may be deemed best for the interest of the aforesaid church, the said William H. Jenkins covenants that [he] has the right to convey the said land to the grantee, that he has done no act to encumber the said land; that the grantee shall have quit [sic; quiet] possession of the said land, free from all incumbrances; and that. he the said party of the first part will execute such further assurances of the said land as may be requisite, Witness the following signature and seal Wm.H. Jenkins ĪsealĪ County of Southampton } To wit, I K.M. Urquhart a Notary Public for the corporation aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, do certify the said William H. Jenkins whose name is signed to the writing above, bearing date on the 10th. day of March in the year Eighteen hundred and Eighty one (1881) has acknowledged the same before me, in corporation aforesaid, Given under my hand, this 12th. day of March in the year 1878 [sic; 1881] K M Urquhart Notary Public [page break] [p.] 422 Southampton County, In the Clerks Office March 21st. 1881 this Deed of Bargain & Sale from Wm.H. Jenkins to the Trustees of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church, was this day received and with the certificate thereto annexed admitted to record. Teste L R Edwards CC Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 35 (1880-81), pp. 421-22 The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA, Southampton Microfilm Reel 338 Additional information: The deed of trust from John J. KINDRED to David H. KINDRED for Benjamin B. KINDRED appears in Southampton Co., VA, Deed Book 30, pp. 375-76; file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/30db375b.txt Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com) [brackets & line breaks mine] file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/deeds/35db421.txt